šu [PESTLE] N (150x) Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. šu; šu-šu; ^na₄šu; ^na₄šu-u; ^na₄na-šu; su; ^na₄šu-šu "pestle, pounder, muller; a stone or shell"

See šu siga[upper millstone]N.

[1]	𒋗	šu
[2]	𒋗𒋗	šu-šu
[3]	𒉌𒌓𒋗	^na₄šu
[4]	𒉌𒌓𒋗𒌋	^na₄šu-u
[5]	𒉌𒌓𒈾𒋗	^na₄na-šu
[6]	𒋢	su
[7]	𒉌𒌓𒋗𒋗	^na₄šu-šu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					3		102	5	8
[2]					1		7	3
[3]							4	5
[4]								5
[5]								1	3
[6]									2
[7]								1

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (4x/3%)

Ur III (113x/75%)

Old Babylonian (20x/13%)

Middle Babylonian (10x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. pestle, pounder, muller (150x/100%)

2. a stone or shell

Akk. šû.

Word ID: o0039515; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039515; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)